GOP hopeful got a much-needed boost while on national TV stage

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Rapper will.i.am (L) speaks with White House Senior Advisor to the US President Valerie Jarrett before the start of the first presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on October 3, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages

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Rapper will.i.am (L) speaks with White House Senior Advisor to the US President Valerie Jarrett before the start of the first presidential debate between US President Barack Obama and Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney on October 3, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMMNICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/GettyImages